Poemas Históricos

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839. Cover by the lovely @FayLane

"The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses from "the jingling and the tinkling" of the bells in part 1 to the "moaning and the groaning" of the bells in part 4. Cover by: @CaffeinatedKiwi

Sylvie Morrison is many things - a student at West Clearwater High, a Girl Scout, a closeted lesbian, and a Green Bay Packers fan - but most of all, she is a sailor. As the great granddaughter of the founders of the Clearwater Lake Yacht Club, Sylvie wants nothing more than to win the 35th Annual Clearwater Lake Junior Regatta. However, she needs a crew in order to enter. When Véro Arkoun arrives from Paris and moves into the house next to Sylvie's, she agrees to crew for Sylvie despite her complete lack of sailing experience, and the two girls strike up an unlikely friendship and eventually a romance. Sylvie's story is intertwined with tales from her family history, reminding her of her heritage and the legacy that Sylvie must live up to. 1st Place in LGBTQ in the Black and Gold Leaf Awards, 1st Place in Teen Fiction in the Everlast Awards, 2nd Place in Teen Fiction in the Spring Awards, 2nd Place in LGBTQ+ in the Whirlwind Awards, and 3rd Place in Teen Fiction in the Sinne Awards and in the Castle Awards. Cover by @AWFrasier.

After the sudden death of her parents, collapse of a destructive relationship and estrangement from her family, Leda Barone, a conservative lawyer from Canada, leaves for Italy, her ancestral homeland. On a busy highway near Rome, Leda's dilapidated Fiat Uno breaks down irreparably. She is stranded until a stranger arrives and changes her life. Ian O'Neill is a cad - the Devil from Dublin. He is a mix of extremes - intelligent, belligerent, charming and nearly famous. One of the most popular racecar drivers in the International Racing Federation, Ian's charisma and good looks allow for all the perks of celebrity life, as well as the occasional temper tantrum. An amazing friendship culminates between these two, but can they just stay friends? Determined not to fall in love with the roving playboy, how long can she fight her feelings? Warning: Ian has a potty mouth. That's the way he rolls.

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy" (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. Cover by the lovely @CaffeinatedKiwi

When the best man for the job is a woman, the Covert Analytical Network Design Yard (or CANDY for those who prefer silly acronyms) sends in Meg Brandon to clean up the mess. An undercover agent by training, she can blend in with street urchins in Morocco as effortlessly as she can neutralize the radioactive core of a dirty bomb in Vladivostok. Being a spy is highly stressful, but Meg knows how to best decompress: preferably in the beds of her most trusted informants, although an occasional target has been known to slip in, too. Money, murder, and mayhem. Why should the guys have all the fun? [Approx. 20K word Novella] (c) Copyright 2017-19 R.S. Kovach. All rights reserved.

Una tarde, Marianne, encuentra una carta mientras investigaba para un trabajo de su universidad. Pensaba que no era nada, hasta que empieza a encontrar más de estas cartas a medida que toma libros de la biblioteca. La curiosidad empieza a atacar en ella, lo cual la hace querer investigar más sobre estas cartas que cualquier otra cosa. Pero no estará sola. Al mismo tiempo, conoce a un chico, David, con la misma curiosidad que ella, quien la acompaña en esta travesía. A medida que pasan los días él se va enamorando de ella y sin que Marianne se dé cuenta, también se enamorará de él. Pero algo inoportuno podría dañar la pequeña burbuja de amor que habían iniciado a formar a su alrededor. ¿Podrán llegar a fondo de las cartas? ¿Marianne y David confesarán su amor o dejarán que un problema se interponga entre ellos? *** Número de palabras: 7834. *** Registrada en Safe Creative bajo el código: 150926523***3 Portada hecha por: @OscaryArroyo

Paloma Vega está por cumplir treinta años, y todo lo que tenía proyectado antes de llegar a esa edad, no lo ha conseguido. En plena crisis existencial, regresa a la casa de sus padres para celebrar la boda de su hermana menor, Alondra. Allí no solo tendrá que soportar los cotilleos sobre su estilo de vida, sino también a su disparatada y chabacana familia metiéndose en problemas. ¿Logrará sobrevivir a esta experiencia religiosa al estilo de los Vega?